The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-12
In Consequence, Two Senator'S May Be De-
clared Elected and the Contest Will
thus Be Carried Into Congress.
Mr.. Holman's Supporters Confident That
He Will Be the Caucus Nominee.
Mcdonald, However, Still Appears To Be
Ahead in the Race-The Plans To Be Pur-
sued in tie Legislative Struggle.

As the day for eleciing United States SEN
alter approaches the situation becomes more and
more com plcated. The impression is now prevail
ing among Democrats that there will be two Sem
ators sent to Washington, and that after all the
national Senate will have to settle the matter.
If the present dead lock continues Joint session
for an election will be out of the question. The
Democrats announce that they will not meet in
the hall of the House, but they will
meet in the Senate. and after unseat-
ing two Republicans, will proceed to
elect the nominee Of their caucus. This will
leave the national Senate to decide which Of the
two candidates is the one legally elected. Thsis
the turn of affairs the Democrats are expecting,
and unless usurper Smith concludes to relin-
quish his seat, and there is an abatement of hos
tlities it seems little less can come out of the
perplexed state OF affairs.
There seems to have been neither loss nor
gain in the strength of the numerous Demo
cratic candidates in the past few days. 1t is
still Mcdonald against the field and it now looks
like the field might defeat him. There is
ONE very bitter OPP osition to him.
While his following is much larger than that of
any other one man, there is no such opposition
TO any candidate, and as one Democrat said
There are members OF the Assembly who will
vote for any body rather than Mcdonald"
While Gray announces that he is out of the
race, many believe that his announcement was
only in the nature of blind, and at the last
moment he will again put himself Up His fol-
lowers are the most enthusiastic members in the
Assembly, and cannot give up the idea of boost
ing him into the Senate while they have
| a chance, let the consequences be what they
may. For the first time since his withdrawal
| he was about the hotels last evening, and was
| very active in seeing all the members he could
| find. He has expressed opposition to all the
candidates in the field, and he and his
| friends were busy last evening clamoring for the
| taking up Of a new mana younger Democrat
| who would be agreeable to the masses of the
party over the State, and on whom the several
factions could unite with pleasure. Who his
| ideal man is he did not say.
| Holman's friends still claim that he is gainins
strength, and are sanguine Of pulling through
| ''the peoples man" as they delight to style him
Said one of his ardent supporters last evenin e
II know two Senators, who have been pro
nounced Mcdonald men. who have to day an
nounced their intention to work and vote fo
| Holman, and there are many more members wht
are on the eve of coming over to our man. The
supporters of Mcdonald are beginning to SET
that there is no chance for his nomination. an(
the greater number of his supporters will com,
to Holman as second choice. The tide is turn
ing in his favor, and unless he receives som
backset he is sure OF the nomination"
The supporters of Bynum have about gvel
mp all hopes of getting him further along thai
he is now, and are not very 1ubilant over thu
situation. They are still undetermined wher
they will throw their support. but look will
much favor upon Holman and Judge Turpe.
The names of Niblack and Turpie are fire.
quently mentioned, but so far neither nave de
veloped any material strength, and will not
unless in tho last hours of the struggle it i!
decided that one of them will be the right mar
on which to centralize the forces